Ramen, miracle food

Ramen inventor, Momofuku Ando, died last Friday at the ripe old age 96. (Yahoo story) That's older than any US president has lived. Maybe the instant ramen has more nutritional value than we previously thought.

Ramen noodles have earned Mr. Ando an eternal place in the pantheon of human progress. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime. Give him ramen noodles, and you don’t have to teach him anything.

Here are some of the best ramen related sites out on the Interweb:

The Official Ramen Homepage (run by Matt Fisher) is THE place to go for Ramen recipes. Readers submit their own personal twists to the classic ramen, including odd, but tasty sounding, recipes like:

My wife spent several years in Okinawa, and has a real fondness for Ramen noodles. I dare say most of us thrifty spenders have loved those cheap and cheerful noodles at some point (I wouldn't have survived college without them). Thanks again Mr Ando.